Clothesline



Aug. 31, 1948. E. c. HANSEN 2,448,310

CLOTHES LINE 7 FiledDec. 13, 1946 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR, ERNESTC,HANSEN.

ATTORNEYS E. C. HANSEN Aug. 31, 1948.

CLOTHES LINE .2 Shelets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 13, 1946 INVENTOR, ERNEST C.HANSEN,

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 31, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT- F GLOTHESLINE Ernest C.HansemNew Orleans, La.

Application December 13, 1946, Serial No. 716,095

This invention relates'to a clothes line apparatus.

An object of this invention is the construction of a simple andefficient. clothes. line apparatus that eliminates props or poles thatare usually employed for partly supporting the clothes. line whileclothes are being dried. 1

Another object of the invention is the construction of an apparatus inwhich several clothes lines are employed and which, lines. can be easilyraised or lowered by means of: a manu ally operated winch. a

A still further object of'the invention is. the construction of a simpleand. efiicient apparatus in which there is a floating clothes linestructure, which also involves means for: substantially keeping aplurality of lines balanced and which clothes line structure may beeasily lowered by manually operated means for placing clothes upon theclothes line, and equally as easy is the clothes line structure raisedto its drying position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention comprisescertain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts aswill'be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawingsz t Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a clothesline apparatus constructed in accordance with this invention, whileFigure 2 is a top plan view of the same. i

Figure. 3 is a view in elevation of the left hand end of the apparatus.A

Figure 4 is, a sectional view taken-on line [-4, Figure 2, and lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings in which the preferred embodiment of thisinvention is illustrated, l designates the primary standard and 2 theauxiliary standard. These standards I and 2 are preferably formed fromsuitable pipes and may be of any length that the operator desires.

On the primary standard I is a winch 3 which is provided with the usualdrum 4. Drum 4 is provided with a worm gear 5 (Fig. 3) which meshes withthe worm gear 6; worm gear 6 is operated by a crank I. Two cables 8 aresuitably attached to the drum 4 whereby the cables may be wound andunwound, as the operator desires by manipulating crank I.

On the upper end of primary standard I is a pipe-like horizontal primarybar 9. On the ends of the primary bar 9 are caps N which carry 7 Clalms.01. 211-11915) fixed rest arms H.

slightly downwardly for the purpose hereinafter described. 0n the loweror outer end of each rest arm H is'a cap 12, and cap 12 is provided withan upwardly extending stop 13. A floating pipe-- like bar 14 is placedacross the rest arms II and the upper or outer end of cables 8- areconne'cted to said floating bar 14, Fig. 2. Cables 8 are mounted uponthe uppersheaves or pulleys 15- and these cables pass through sheavedevice Iii that is carried by the. primary standard I.

On the ends of floating bar M are caps 11, each can provided with adepending inwardly extending balance hook [8.

The auxiliary standard 2 is provided with a pipe-like horizontalauxiliary bar l9 which is supported at its middle upon the topof saidauxiliary standard 2. Preferably three eye bolts 20 are mounted upon theauxiliary bar [9' and pivotally mounted on each bolt is a swinging arm2|. The steel clothes lines 22 are each supported at one. end: upon aswinging arm 2| and its other end. is. attached to an eye bolt 23carried by the floating bar I4.

When the clothes are to be placed upon the clothes lines 22 thestructure-is as shown in Figure 1, with the floating bar l4 resting uponthe rest armsv H. The floating bar It cannot slide off said'rest arms lleven though the cables 8 are very slack. because the stops it willprevent such displacement. When it is desired to lift the clothes lines22 to the dotted position shown in Figure 1, the operator rotates thecrank 1 to cause cables 8 to be wound upon drum 4. The balancing hooks[8 will prevent too much saggingv of the clothes line structure at oneside of the apparatus, whereby the clothes lines 22 are retainednormally in a substantially horizontal position even though one side ofthe clothes lines may contain considerable more clothes or weight thanthe other side.

A hook arm 24 extends from the plate 25 of the winch 3, Fig. 1. Thishook arm is useful in supporting clothes pin container, garden hose, orthe like.

The sheave device [6 is provided with two sheaves or pulleys 26, Fig. 3,over which the cables 8 pass to the upper or large sheaves or pulleys[5.

It is to be understood that the balancing hooks I8 engage the under faceof the rest arms II and slide along said arms if necessary, as thefloating arm I4 is raised by the cables and winch when the clothes lines22 are raised to their up- These rest arms ll extend 3 per position, aswhen the apparatus is loaded with the clothes to be dried.

A single person can operate this efficient apparatus both in loading theclothes on the clothes line as well as operating the winch. Theapparatus afiords excellent means for drying the clothes, as well ashandling the same for placement or for removal after drying.

While I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention andillustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changesor alteration may appear to one skilled in the art to which thisinvention relates during vend with a horizontal bar, said horizontal barthe extensive manufacture of the same, and I,

therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes asshall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

WhatIclaim is: 1. In a clothes line apparatus, the combination of aprimary and an auxiliary standard, rest arms and means supporting saidrest arms upon said primary standard, a floating bar above said restarms, clothes lines attached to said' floating bar, means movablyfastening said clothes lines to said auxiliary standard, and

provided with rest arms, a floating bar above said rest arms, saidfloating bar provided on its ends with hook-carrying caps, said hooksextending inwardly under said rest arms, a clothes lineattachedto saidfloating bar, means movably connecting said clothes line to saidauxiliary standard, and means for raising and lowering means for raisingand lowering said floating bar.

2. In a clothes line apparatus, the combination of a primary and anauxiliary standard;

rest arms and means connecting said rest arms to said primary standard,said rest arms provided with stops, a floating bar above said rest armsand capable of engaging said stops, clothes lines attached to saidfloating bar, means movably connecting said clothes lines to saidauxiliary standard, a winch mounted on said primary standard, and cablesextending from said winch and connected to said floating bar.

3. In a clothes line apparatus, the combination of a primary and anauxiliary standard,

said primary standard provided at its upper end with a horizontalprimary bar, caps on'the outer ends of said primary bar, depending restarms mounted at their inner ends upon said caps, each rest arm providedon its outer end with a cap, said last mentioned cap provided with anupstanding stop, a floatingbar above said rest arms, sheaves on saidhorizontal primary bar, a winch carried by said primary standard, cablesextending from said winch and over said sheaves and fastened to saidfloating bar, clothes lines fastened at one end to said floating bar,and

means fastening said clothes line to said iary standard.

4.lln a clothes line apparatus, the combination of a primary and anauxiliary standard,

said primary standard provided with a primary bar, said primary barprovided with rest arms, I

said filoating bar with respect to said rest arms.

6; In a clothes line' apparatus, the combination of a primary and anauxiliary standard, a movable clothes line structure on said standards,and said clothes line structure provided With'balancing hooks, saidprimary standard provided with means engaged by said balancing hooks,and manually-operated means connected to'said clothes line structure forraising and lowering the same.

7. In a clothes line apparatus, the combination of a pair of standards,a clothes line structure including a floating bar and swinging arms,means connecting said swinging arms to one of said standards, means onthe other standard for supporting said floating bar, manually operatedmeans on said last mentioned standard and connected to said floating barfor operating said floating bar, and said floating bar provided withbalancing means engaging means on said last mentioned standard forkeeping said clothes line structure in a relatively horizontalposition.'

ERNEST C. HANSEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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